Short biography

Helwig Hauser graduated from Vienna University of Technology, Austria, in 1995 with the degree of a ''Dipl.-Ing.'' (~MSc) in computer science.  In 1998, after research on flow visualization, he received the degree of a ''Dr.techn.'' (~PhD) from the same university (see below for a link to the thesis). 

    He worked as a teaching assistant, then as an assistant professor at the Institute of Computer Graphics [1] at Vienna University of Technology from 1994 until 2000.  Afterwards, Helwig Hauser joined the newly founded VRVis Research Center [2], also in Vienna, Austria, as a key researcher in visualization.  In 2003, he became the scientific director of VRVis [2]. 

    In 2004, Helwig Hauser was entitled a ''Privatdozent'' at the Vienna University of Technology after his successful Habilitation (see below for a link to the thesis).  In 2006, he was awarded with the prestigous Heinz Zemanek Award [3] for this work. 

    Since 2007, Helwig Hauser is professor at the University of Bergen, Norway, where he is leading the (still young) research group on visualization [4].  During the first four years, the group grew to a size of 15 researchers, working on projects in medical visualization, the visualization of geological data and models, flow visualization, the visualization of biological data, marine data visualization, and others. 

    Helwig Hauser's interests are diverse in visualization and computer graphics, including interactive visual analysis, illustrative visualization, and the combination of scientific and information visualization, as well as many other related topics.  Helwig Hauser is also particularly interested in the application of visualization to the fields of medicine, geoscience, climatology, biology, engineering, and others. 

Related links (theses of Helwig Hauser):

  Habilitation of Helwig Hauser, entitled ''Generalizing Focus+Context Visualization'' (PDF, 152 pages, dated Dec., 2003), together with the related supplement (PDF, 100 pages, dated Dec., 2003)

  Dissertation (PhD thesis) of Helwig Löffelmann, entitled ''Visualizing Local Properties and Characteristic Structures of Dynamical Systems'' (PDF, 130 pages, dated Nov., 1998 - note that H. Hauser was named H. Löffelmann before his marriage in 1999)

Related links (cited from the short biography above):

[4] Home page of the visualization group at the Dept. of Informatics, Univ. of Bergen, Norway

[3] Home page of the Heinz Zemanek Award, given every two years to one outstanding research work in CS or a related field (page in German)

[2] Home page of the VRVis Research Center in Vienna, Austria

[1] Home page of the Institute of Computer Graphics and Algorithms at the Vienna University of Technology in Austria

Lecturing

Computer Graphics (INF251)

course about computer graphics which is designed for the end of the UiB Bachelor study program in computer science and which acts as a preliminary for the UiB Master study program on visualization.

Visualization (INF252)

course about visualization which is central to the UiB Master study program on visualization.

Project in Visualization (INF219)

programming project in visualization, embedded within the UiB Master study program on visualization.

Selected publs. 2007-2012 (filtered list, all)

Representative Factor Generation for the Interactive Visual Analysis of High-Dimensional Data by Ç. Turkay, A. Lundervold, A. J. Lundervold, and H. Hauser. IEEE Trans. Vis. & Computer Graphics 18(12):2621-2630, 2012

Interactive Visual Exploration and Analysis of Multivariate Simulation Data by H. Doleisch and H. Hauser. Computing in Science Engineering 14(2):70-77, 2012

Scientific Storytelling Using Visualization by Kw.-L. Ma, I. Liao, J. Frazier, H. Hauser, and H.-N. Kostis. IEEE Computer Graphics and Applications 32(1):12-19, 2012

Straightening Tubular Flow for Side-by-Side Visualization by P. Angelelli and H. Hauser. IEEE Trans. Vis. & Computer Graphics 17(12):2063-2070, 2011

Brushing Dimensions - A Dual Visual Analysis Model for High-dimensional Data by Ç. Turkay, P. Filzmoser, and H. Hauser. Computer Graphics Forum 29(3):813-822, 2011

Energy-scale Aware Feature Extraction for Flow Visualization by A. Pobitzer, M. Tutkun, Ø. Andreassen, R. Fuchs, R. Peikert, and H. Hauser. Computer Graphics Forum 30(3):771-780, 2011

Interactive Visual Analysis of Temporal Cluster Structures by Ç. Turkay, J. Parulek, N. Reuter, and H. Hauser. Computer Graphics Forum 30(3):711-720, 2011

Curve Density Estimates by O. D. Lampe and H. Hauser. Computer Graphics Forum 30(3):633-642, 2011

The State of the Art in Topology-based Visualization of Unsteady Flow by A. Pobitzer, R. Peikert, R. Fuchs, B. Schindler, A. Kuhn, H. Theisel, Kr. Matković, and H. Hauser. Computer Graphics Forum 30(6):1789-1811, 2011

Interactive Visual Analysis of Contrast-enhanced Ultrasound Data based on Small Neighborhood Statistics by P. Angelelli, K. Nylund, O. H. Gilja, and H. Hauser. Computers & Graphics 35(2):218-226, 2011

Interactive Visual Analysis of Heterogeneous Scientific Data across an Interface by J. Kehrer, Ph. Muigg, H. Doleisch, and H. Hauser. IEEE Trans. Vis. & Computer Graphics 17(7):934-946, 2011

Interactive Visual Analysis of Multiple Simulation Runs using the Simulation Model View: Understanding and Tuning of an Electronic Unit Injector by Kr. Matković, D. Gračanin, M. Jelović, A. Ammer, A. Lež, and H. Hauser. IEEE Trans. Vis. & Computer Graphics 16(6):1449-1457, 2010

Brushing Moments in Interactive Visual Analysis by J. Kehrer, P. Filzmoser, and H. Hauser. Computer Graphics Forum 29(3):813-822, 2010

Toward a Lagrangian Vector Field Topology by R. Fuchs, J. Kemmler, B. Schindler, J. Waser, F. Sadlo, H. Hauser, and R. Peikert. Computer Graphics Forum 29(3):1163-1172, 2010

On the Way Towards Topology-Based Visualization of Unsteady Flow - the State of the Art by Ar. Pobitzer, R. Peikert, R. Fuchs, B. Schindler, A. Kuhn, H. Theisel, Kr. Matković, and H. Hauser. Eurographics 2010 State-of-the-Art Proceedings, pp. 137-154, 2010 (often cited)

Curve-Centric Volume Reformation for Comparative Visualization by O. Daae Lampe, C. Correa, Kw.-L. Ma, and H. Hauser. IEEE Trans. Vis. & Computer Graphics 15(6):1235-1242, 2009

Knowledge-Assisted Visualization of Seismic Data by D. Patel, Ø. Sture, H. Hauser, Chr. Giertsen, and E. Gröller. Computers & Graphics 33(5):585-596, 2009

Visualization of Multi-Variate Scientific Data by R. Fuchs and H. Hauser. Computer Graphics Forum 28(6):1670-1690, 2009 (often cited)

Sonography of the Small Intestine by K. Nylund, Sv. Ødegaard, Tr. Hausken, G. Folvik, G. A. Lied, I. Viola, H. Hauser, and O. H. Gilja. World Journal of Gastroenterology 15(11):1319-1330, 2009 (often cited)

Interactive Visual Analysis of Complex Scientific Data as Families of Data Surfaces by Kr. Matković, D. Gračanin, B. Klarin, H. Hauser. IEEE Trans. Vis. & Computer Graphics 15(6):1351-1358, 2009

Path Line Attributes - an Information Visualization Approach to Analyzing the Dynamic Behavior of 3D Time-Dependent Flow Fields by K. Shi, H. Theisel, H. Hauser, T. Weinkauf, Kr. Matković, H.-Chr. Hege, and H.-P. Seidel. In Topology-based Methods in Visualization II, Springer, 75-88, 2009 (often cited)

Hypothesis Generation in Climate Research with Interactive Visual Data Exploration by J. Kehrer, Fl. Ladstädter, Ph. Muigg, H. Doleisch, A. Steiner, H. Hauser. IEEE Trans. Vis. & Computer Graphics 14(6):1579-1586, 2008 (often cited)

Interactive Visual Steering - Rapid Visual Prototyping of a Common Rail Injection System by Kr. Matković, D. Gračanin, M. Jelović, H. Hauser. IEEE Trans. on Vis. and Computer Graphics 14(6):1699-1706, 2008

Interactive Visual Analysis of Set-Typed Data by W. Freiler, Kr. Matković, H. Hauser. IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics 14(6):1340-1347, 2008

A Four-level Focus+Context Approach to Interactive Visual Analysis of Temporal Features in Large Scientific Data by Ph. Muigg, J. Kehrer, St. Oeltze, H. Piringer, H. Doleisch, B. Preim, H. Hauser. Computer Graphics Forum 27(3):775-782, 2008 (often cited)

Parallel Vectors Criteria for Unsteady Flow Vortices by R. Fuchs, R. Peikert, H. Hauser, F. Sadlo, Ph. Muigg. IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics 14(3):615-626, 2008

Two-Level Approach to Efficient Visualization of Protein Dynamics by O. Daae Lampe, I. Viola, N. Reuter, H. Hauser. IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics, 13(6):1616-1623, 2007 (often cited)

Interactive Visual Analysis of Perfusion Data by St. Oeltze, H. Doleisch, H. Hauser, Ph. Muigg, and B. Preim. IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics, 13(6):1392-1399, 2007 (often cited)

Scalable Hybrid Unstructured and Structured Grid Raycasting by Ph. Muigg, M. Hadwiger, H. Doleisch, and H. Hauser. IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics, 13(6):1592-1599, 2007 (often cited)

Visualization of Multi-variate Scientific Data by R. Bürger and H. Hauser. Eurographics 2007 State-of-the-Art Proceedings, pp. 117-134, 2007 (often cited)

Integrating Local Feature Detectors in the Interactive Visual Analysis of Flow Simulation Data by R. Bürger, Ph. Muigg, M. Ilčík, H. Doleisch, and H. Hauser. EuroVis 2007 Proc., pp. 171-178, 2007

Story Telling for Presentation in Volume Visualization by M. Wohlfart and H. Hauser. EuroVis 2007 Proc., pp. 91-98, 2007 (often cited)

Topology-Based Flow Visualization, The State of the Art by R. Laramee, H. Hauser, L. Zhao, and Fr. Post. In Topology-based Methods in Visualization, Springer, pp. 1-20, 2007 (often cited)